Matthew Mitcham's Gets First Sponsor!
Matthew Mitcham has finally secured his first corporate sponsorship deal – a year long contract with Telstra. He’s described it to The Courier Mail as as “relief”, given all the recent talk about his so called ‘sponsorship drought’.
Matthew says that the lack of sponsorship is more likely due to the state of our economy at the moment.
“If I can get the opportunity where I would be able to train without having to worry about paying the bills, that would be the ultimate goal,” says Mitcham. He’s been tight lipped about the dollar value of the deal, but it will be enough to get him through his current training schedule in preparation for London 2012.
Mitcham recently graced the cover of US gay magazine The Advocate, and will also be the chief of parade for the 2009 Mardi Gras.
When recently asked about coming out at 14, Mitcham admitted that he was bullied at school but adds, “I was just so open with [my sexuality] that everybody knew. It was … no fun to call somebody a homo who really is a homo.”
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